Question : Session 9.3: Infancy and Childhood 88. Concerning brain development, which of : 2087998

Session 9.3: Infancy and Childhood

88. Concerning brain development, which of the following statements is most accurate?

a) Neural growth is more important than neural pruning in both childhood and adolescence.

b) Neural pruning is more important than neural growth in both childhood and adolescence.

c) Neural growth is more important than neural pruning in childhood, but neural pruning is more important in adolescence.

d) Neural pruning is more important than neural growth in childhood, but neural growth is more important in adolescence.

89. Which of these physical skills typically develops LAST?

a) sitting up

b) standing up

c) walking

d) sucking

90. Baby Carrie is taking her first steps. Carrie is probably about ______ months old.

a) 6

b) 9

c) 12

d) 18

91. Regarding the development of motor skills, which of the following statements is true?

a) Gross motor skills develop before fine motor skills do.

b) Gross motor skills develop after fine motor skills do.

c) Gross motor skills develop at the same time as fine motor skills do.

d) Gross motor skills enable the development of fine motor skills.

92. Based on your textbook’s discussion of motor development in infancy and early childhood, which of the following conclusions seems most reasonable?

a) The development of motor skills in infancy and toddlerhood is entirely determined by “nature.”

b) The development of motor skills in infancy and toddlerhood is mainly determined by biology, but it may be influenced by experience.

c) Biology sets limits on the development of motor skills in infancy and toddlerhood, but it is mainly shaped by experience.

d) The development of motor skills in infancy and toddlerhood is almost wholly shaped by “nurture.”